Teach Your Students Well');
document.write('March 18, 2019 04:03:06 pm');
document.write('As we previously mentioned, we are working on the production of Sifu Adam Hsu’s newest book in English—we hope to have it out by mid-year. Since Hsu S...');
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New Arrivals: Tai Chi Staff, Shaolin Fists');
document.write('March 16, 2019 02:10:21 pm');
document.write('Trying to keep up with the tower of material stacked high here at Plum, waiting to be catalogued and made available to you! Today’s newest additions s...');
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Peasant Master');
document.write('March 12, 2019 02:12:51 pm');
document.write('As promised last week, we are happy to announce the addition of a new biography of Chen style Tai Chi Chuan master Chen Zhenglei. This book has somet...');
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A Demonstration of the Rare Rabbit Style');
document.write('March 12, 2019 12:56:37 pm');
document.write('The post A Demonstration of the Rare Rabbit Style appeared first on KaiMen. ...');
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The Righteous Blade');
document.write('February 13, 2019 05:27:51 pm');
document.write('INTRODUCTION You grip the Kuan Dao but you haven’t lifted it yet. Something is different here. The blade is thicker than a saber and yours may have mo...');
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More from the Kong Han Goh Cho Kun Archives');
document.write('February 07, 2019 09:34:07 am');
document.write('Five Ancestors Fist is a famous and powerful style combining major techniques from the system. This second volume from Sifu Kun, Kong Han Goh Cho Kun ...');
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(Almost) Hot Off the Press');
document.write('February 03, 2019 11:23:57 am');
document.write('The Spring 2019 issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine is dedicated to Shaolin, and will feature, among many other fine articles, a new piece on Long Fist ...');
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Year of the Earth Pig: Feb. 5, 2019-Jan. 24, 2020');
document.write('January 21, 2019 05:35:06 am');
document.write('Plum’s resident Chinese Astrologer, Narrye Caldwell, once again graces our site with her annual post on the upcoming New Year—this year’s party is hos...');
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Speed and…uh…Timing');
document.write('January 19, 2019 01:59:35 pm');
document.write('I tell my students over and over to “go fast, but don’t hurry.” In the martial world, too early can be as bad as too late. After all, how long do you...');
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Stand Still, Be Fit');
document.write('January 12, 2019 12:47:07 pm');
document.write('The CDC released some disturbing data on falls for the year 2017. More than one in four seniors experienced falls. Among Americans, falls were the n...');
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The Passing of Wong Jackman');
document.write('January 02, 2019 09:36:45 am');
document.write('We are sad to announce the passing of Northern Shaolin Sifu Wong Jack Man. Known long before his famous fight with Bruce Lee, Wong Sifu had become a m...');
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Lean Into Wu');
document.write('December 30, 2018 08:20:27 pm');
document.write('One of our most popular books has just returned: Wu Style TaiChiChuan: Forms, Concepts and Application of the Original Style, by Wu Ying-Hua and Ma Y...');
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Five of Five: New Books');
document.write('December 28, 2018 11:01:22 pm');
document.write('We welcome five new texts, three of them in both Chinese and English. Among the lot we have a nicely done 5 Animals routine. We also have something ve...');
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Personal Practice');
document.write('December 23, 2018 04:04:50 pm');
document.write('What is a practice? What can it do? Practice is not just a workout. It is a recognition of engagement at that moment. It records, immediately, every n...');
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Caylor Adkins');
document.write('December 19, 2018 02:29:01 pm');
document.write('We recently learned of the passing of Caylor Adkins, who died in November at the age of 84. Mr Adkins was well-known for decades as a Karateka, but hi...');
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The Dragon in Bagua Zhang');
document.write('December 18, 2018 03:04:54 pm');
document.write('One of Plum’s longtime favorite and recommended books is Tom Bisio’s “Essentials of Bagua Zhang.” Below is an excerpt dealing with his view of the Dr...');
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How Legends Grow');
document.write('December 14, 2018 03:44:34 pm');
document.write('After 5000 years, an ocean of rumor and a mountain range of myth still proscribe the land of Kung Fu. And the stories that most attach themselves are ...');
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Back to Bajiquan');
document.write('December 09, 2018 10:50:09 pm');
document.write('Just restocked a handful of Baji books, and they can be found HERE Essence of Baji Boxing Bajiquan Heritage Grappling Baji—Xiao Baji The post Back t...');
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